High School Sweethearts (Newt x Reader AU)

Treasure | 14

 A few hours of games and playing pass and it is time for Lizzy's second nap. Newt picks up Lizzy and carries her to her room. I decided to do some washing up and put the dishes away. Newt shortly walks out and gives me a small smile.

"You didn't need to wash the dishes, I could've done them."

"It's ok I don't mind," I say as I finish putting the dishes away.

"Lizzy should be asleep for an hour or so. So what do you want to do?"

"Watch a movie?" I say.

"Sure. What do you wanna watch?" We walk over to the living room and I sit on the couch while Newt turns the TV on. As he starts to scroll through the movie section on Netflix. I decide that I want to watch 'Love Actually' so, I playfully take the remote from Newt and pull it up. "Isn't this a Christmas movie?" Newt laughs.

"And? What's wrong with a Christmas movie?" I ask.

"Nothing, it's just that it's the middle of the summer."

"You know, you kind of look like an older Sam," I say to Newt.

"I don't see it."

"No I'm serious, you look just like him."

"I don't know, maybe a little."

"You know what he might be cuter than you. Maybe that's why you don't see it."

"So what you're saying is you think I'm cute?" he looks at me with a smirk.

"That's not what I meant," I say as I start to get flustered.

"If you say so." He says with a small laugh.

"Just watch the movie," I say playfully shoving him.

We are halfway through the movie when I notice Newt has closed the gap between us. I lay my head on his shoulder and cuddle up to him, feeling the warmth of his body transfer to me. As we sit in our created peace, Newt slowly moves his arm to lay around my shoulder and pulls me closer. We lay there in peaceful silence as the movie plays, occasionally looking at each other and smiling.

Near the end of the movie, Lizzy walks into the living room with food on her mind. Looking at Newt and I, she expresses her need for spaghetti, and how without it she may die. Newt and I both get up to head to the kitchen as Lizzy follows along, stomping her feet as we move down the hallway. Lizzy pulls out the island chair and attempts to climb up before Newt grabs her and sets her on the stool, she sits with a sour face as she watches Newt get the ingredients for spaghetti. Newt looks at me with a cheeky smile and asks "Are you okay if I play some music, I don't like to cook without it?". I smile and say

"Yeah, as long as it isn't country." He then turns and plays 'Treasure' by Bruno Mars. The music is filling the room as we cook, I turn away from the stove to ask Newt a question as he begins to sing following the song. "You look like a fool." I laugh.

He ignores my statement and continues to sing as Lizzy starts to giggle at the antics her brother is up to. I can't contain my laughter when he comes closer and says "Come on, sing with me."

"I am NOT going to do that." As those words leave my lips Newt comes up close so we are face to face and sings even louder, I start to blush and hide my face in my hands until I inevitably give in and sing with him.

Newt strains the noodles as I grab the plates. We sit eating, with only the music filling the silence, when a drop of sauce splashes onto Newt's face, and we all break into a roaring laugh. The room has never been so loud as he pretends not to know where the sauce is located and Lizzy tries to help him. I giggle and watch as the sauce gets smeared onto his face even more as he gives me a look and asks "Do you still see it? I think I got it right?"

"I think I see a little bit still on your cheek," I say, as I grab a napkin and softly wipe the rest off of his face, causing him to blush a little. I remove my hand from his face and say "I think I got it all." with a small smile. Moments pass before the silence is broken by the buzz of my phone. I check the notification to see it is my mother texting me to say that I should start heading home soon. I look up to Newt and tell him I have to leave soon. We finish eating and I get ready to leave.

I say my goodbyes to Lizzy and tell her how much fun I had today watching her, I turn to Newt to say goodbye and he pulls me in for a light hug. I slip my shoes on and Newt opens the door for me.

When I reach my house I step through the door, take my shoes off and proceed to get ready for bed. As I prepare to drift off to sleep I recap the day's events in my head and doze off with a smile on my lips.